Who invested in 23andMe

11 rounds we have observed, with the 20 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

BiotechHealthcare

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$729Mraised across 11 rounds since 2005, from 11 sources

$100KRound$9.0MSeries A$13MSeries B$22MSeries C$9.0MSeries C$58MSeries D$1.4MGrant$115MSeries E$1.7MGrant$200MRound$300MRound

Latest round: Round, $300MJul 2018
Step-upi: 1.5×
Investors: 20 (1 led)

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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2005200720092011201320152017

$100KRound$9.0MSeries A$13MSeries B$22MSeries C$9.0MSeries C$58MSeries D$1.4MGrant$115MSeries E$1.7MGrant$200MRound$300MRound

First round: Round, $100K
Biggest round: $300M
Usual gap between rounds: 17 months

The rounds

Jul 2018
Round$300M1 new
- GlaxoSmithKline
Reported by ForbesSEC filing: $300M sold, first sale Jul 2018
Sept 2017
Round$200M1 new
- Sequoia CapitalLead
Reported by TechCrunchSEC filing: $250M sold, first sale Aug 2017
Oct 2016
Grant$1.7M1 new
- National Human Genome Research Institute
Reported by FinSMEs
Jul 2015
Series E$115M4 new
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $79M sold, first sale Jun 2015
Jul 2014
Grant$1.4M1 new
- National Institutes of Health
From a historical funding record
Dec 2012
Series D$58M3 new3 returning
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $58M sold, first sale Dec 2012
Jan 2011
Series C$9.0M1 returning
- Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $22M sold, first sale Nov 2010
Nov 2010
Series C$22M2 new1 returning
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $22M sold, first sale Nov 2010
Jun 2009
Series B$13M1 new1 returning
- Google
- Sergey Brin
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Apr 2009
May 2007
Series A$9.0M5 new
Reported by 23andme.com
Nov 2005
Round$100K1 new
- Eric Lederman
From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From 23andMe's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 10 on the team.

Anne WojcickiFounder and CEO of 23andMe Research InstituteNamed on its 2020 Form D

Dr. Noura Abul-HusnChief Medical Officer
Frank RussoChief Security Officer
John McLeodGeneral Counsel & Chief Risk Officer
Kael ReicinChief Financial Officer
Kristen QuintChief of Staff
Joyce TungVP, Research
Kent HillyerVP Operations
Savita PillaiHead of People
Kathy HibbsExecutive Officeri
Steven SchochExecutive Officeri

On the board, as filediNeal MohanPatrick ChungRichard SchellerRoelof Botha

AdvisersJanet Wojcicki

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Series C2010Series C2011Series D2012Grant2014Series E2015Grant2016Round2017Round2018

New Enterprise Associates

Google Ventures

Google

Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)Sergey Brin

Sequoia CapitalL

National Institutes of HealthFidelity

Mohr Davidow Ventures

MPM Capital

Everyone who backed them

New Enterprise AssociatesVC firm3rounds

Google VenturesCorporate VC2rounds

GoogleAccelerator2rounds

Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC)VC firm2rounds

Sergey BrinGrowth equity2rounds

Sequoia CapitalVC firm1round, led 1

National Institutes of HealthGovernment1round

FidelityVC firm1round

Mohr Davidow VenturesVC firm1round

MPM CapitalPrivate equity1round

Casdin CapitalVC firm1round

Yuri MilnerVC firm1round

GlaxoSmithKlineVC firm1round

XfundVC firm1round

Anne WojcickiGrowth equity1round

GenentechGrowth equity1round

WuXi Healthcare VenturesVC firm1round

Stephens Investment ManagementVC firm1round

Eric Ledermanno record of our own yet1round

National Human Genome Research Instituteno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 16 firms list 23andMe as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Sapphire VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Houston Angel NetworkAngel networkPer its own site

Garry TanAngelPer its own site

Bright Success CapitalFamily officePer its own site

Jayesh ParekhAngelPer its own site

Darwin VenturesFund of fundsPer its own site

Oceanic PartnersVC firmPer its own site

SteelSky VenturesVC firmPer its own site

VAS VenturesVC firmPer its own site

ConduitAcceleratorPer its own site

Futurist CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Global Alternative Investment ManagementVC firmPer its own site

Invest in the Clean Energy Gas Station Fund, We call it Last Point of Distribution LPDs.VC firmPer its own site

InvestX CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Jazzya InvestmentsFamily officePer its own site

Next VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about 23andMe

Who invested in 23andMe?

23andMe's investors include New Enterprise Associates, Google Ventures, Google, Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation (JJDC) and Sergey Brin, and 15 more on record.